Bum Malleck Memorial Thrashing 2017

Monday, August 14, 2017

Bruce Crosby/McCook Gazette

Wheat straw goes into a steam tractor-powered threshing machine in the centerpiece of the Ninth Annual Bum Malleck Memorial Threshing show Sunday south of Indianola, concluding highlight of the annual Old Settlers Day celebration.
(Bruce Crosby/McCook Gazette)

Tom Manker, below, shows off the most recent addition to the restored Bum and Wanda Malleck farmstead, an outhouse next to the adjacent one-room schoolhouse he previously restored.
(Bruce Crosby/McCook Gazette)

A neighboring one-room school building has been moved to the Malleck farmstead and restored to its authentic condition.
(Bruce Crosby/McCook Gazette)

Dozens of quilts were on display for the Wanda Malleck Memorial Quilt Show.
(Bruce Crosby/McCook Gazette)